City CarShare: Longer-Term Travel Demand and Car Ownership Impacts

摘要: Four years after the introduction of City CarShare in San Francisco, Bay area California, 29% carshare members had gotten rid one or more cars, and 4.8% members' trips 5.4% their vehicle miles traveled were vehicles. Matched-pair comparisons with a statistical control group suggest that, over time, have reduced total vehicular travel. However, most declines occurred during first 1 to 2 program; 3 4 CarShare's inauguration, earlier leveled off. Because many vehicles are small fuel-efficient but can carry several people, trend per capita gasoline consumption also is downward. Mindful cumulative costs driving, appear become judicious selective when deciding whether drive, take public transit, walk, bike, even forgo trip. Coupled personal car ownership, these factors given rise resourceful form automobility Fra...